Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) who is a medical card holder is not eligible to receive free school transport for their children and... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for assisted technology in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Apprenticeship Programmes
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the publication of the action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago, the status of the progress made to date on action... - Student Accommodation
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the publication of the action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago, the status of the progress made to date on action 4.7... - School Curriculum
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will implement new marking systems for the examinations to take into account students whose schools have been closed under health and... - Schools Building Projects
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that a school (details supplied) has applied for funding to secure a permanent site for the school; the reasons for the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposal by KWETB for a new national training centre for pre-apprenticeship and post-apprenticeship training in... - School Accommodation
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be approved for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if he will expedite the approval needed. [34476/16] - Schools Building Projects
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a post-primary school for the Firhouse and Ballycullen, Dublin 24, area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34487/16] - School Accommodation
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of proposed additional rooms at two national schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34488/16] - Schools Building Projects Status
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage his plans are at for a post-primary school for the Citywest and Saggart areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34490/16] - Minor Works Scheme
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the minor works grant for a school (details supplied) is due to be paid in November 2016; if his attention has been drawn to the concern the... - Library Services Funding
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter regarding funding for a new library (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34550/16] - Schools Building Projects Status
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build a new school at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34557/16] - Third Level Staff
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Question No. 66 of 3 November 2016, whereby in Irish universities some staff receive permanency whereas others, mainly non-academic... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the criteria for SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34587/16] - Industrial Disputes
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if non-union teachers on short-term contracts who are available for work will be paid by his Department for the period their schools are closed... - Minor Works Scheme Applications
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works scheme grant will be issued to primary schools for 2016-2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34630/16] - Departmental Funding
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital funding his Department has allocated to projects in County Waterford at primary, post-primary and third levels in the past three... - School Accommodation Provision
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of future student accommodation to meet requirements at a school (details supplied); and when he envisages a school... - Education Data
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if current statistics on the ethnic and religious diversity in primary schools are available; if so, if he will release the statistics for the... - Schools Building Projects Status
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) is in a poor state of repair and entirely unsuited to the... - Minor Works Scheme Applications
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will receive an answer to its grant application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34644/16] - Tax Collection
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply and remedy will issue to a person (details supplied) in respect of an error by his Department regarding an incorrect rate of PRSI;... - Teachers' Remuneration
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that some ASTI members that opted out of supervision and substitution duties before the Haddington Road agreement are... - Mental Health Awareness
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that mental health awareness is promoted in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34670/16] - School Staff
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reform the model of leadership in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34763/16] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide primary and post-primary average class size figures for Ireland and other EU member states; his plans to tackle large class... - Commencement of Legislation
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are remaining sections of the Teaching Council Act to be commenced; the timescale for commencing such sections; and the number of... - Proposed Legislation
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he proposes to publish a draft of the education (parent and student charter) Bill; the details of the proposed pre-legislative scrutiny... - Teachers' Remuneration
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether there is a clear pay disparity between teachers recruited before 1 January 2011 and those recruited thereafter; his views on... - School Admissions
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed the recently published Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill of the Labour Party; his views on the aims and objectives of... - Teachers' Remuneration
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is planning to issue a directive on implementing pay deductions for members of teachers' unions that rejected working additional hours... - State Examinations Reviews
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status on the roll-out of junior cycle reform process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34772/16] - Skills Shortages
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the areas that have been highlighted as having skills shortages by the skills and labour market research unit, SLMRU, such as... - After-School Support Services
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the suggestions by the Irish National Teachers Organisation that related capital investment will be necessary if the programme for... - Disadvantaged Status
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage the review of the school support programme through the DEIS, Delivering Equality of Opportunities in Schools initiative is at; when... - School Curriculum
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide new courses in the leaving certificate, such as coding, physical education and politics; and if he will make a statement on... - Educational Disadvantage
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new national action plan for educational inclusion will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34778/16] - Teachers' Professional Development
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ways and total investment involved in which his Department supports teacher continuous professional development at primary and post-primary... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated timescale for and cost of the Government's programme commitment to reducing the pupil-teacher ratio in junior and senior infants;... - School Patronage
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location of all schools under religious patronage which he expects to be divested in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Postgraduate Enrolments
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the restoration of postgraduate grants and their necessity to open up access to postgraduate studies, ensure that a steady stream of... - Teachers' Remuneration
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for equating newly qualified teachers since 2011 and those that entered the workforce before; if he will report on discussions with the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve access to special educational supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34787/16] - Irish Sign Language
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve access to Irish Sign Language courses for students with hearing disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used by his Department for deciding on applications for capital funding of junior, senior and post-primary schools. [34789/16] - School Management
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to end the current ban on promotions at the primary school level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34790/16] - Legislative Process
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Technological Universities Bill; when it is to return to Dáil Éireann; the necessary changes he proposes to make to... - State Examinations Data
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the reported failure rate at leaving certificate maths; the measures his Department proposes to remedy this; and if he will make a... - Institutes of Technology
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the drop-out rate in third level institute of technology courses; the measures his Department propose to remedy the situation; and... - Apprenticeship Data
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the lack of apprenticeships suitable for a number of employment vacancies, such as chefs and in the hospitality sector generally, to... - Third Level Admissions Data
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of those who have entered third level education over each of the past ten years in each socio-economic group, in tabular form; and if... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a person (details supplied) has been refused administrative status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34815/16] - Third Level Staff
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken by his Department to implement the recommendations of the Cush report; the number of academic staff with more than two years'... - School Costs
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the disparity in school costs which exist from school to school here and the inequality faced by parents by... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make the necessary funding available to a school (details supplied) to carry out construction works for bus and car parking... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any form of funding available to assist a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34914/16] - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of young persons under 25 years of age who commenced a VTOS course in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34929/16] - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Allowances
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new training rates of €193 per week for young persons under 26 years of age announced in budget 2017 will commence and be paid to... - Minor Works Scheme
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is issuing minor work grants to primary schools in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35119/16] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria to be eligible for grant funding under the SUSI application based on stamp 4 on a students GNIB card; and if he will make a... - Schools Refurbishment
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make funding available to a school (details supplied) to allow it to install a lift, a ramp, a wheelchair-friendly entrance and an... - Special Educational Needs Staff
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of whole-time equivalent special needs assistants and resource teachers employed in schools in the years 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016... - Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects the review of DEIS to be completed; if consideration is being given to incorporating new programmes, either on a pilot or... - School Admissions
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans a referendum on the issue of equal access to schools. [28714/16]
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